Dark Reading: Madi Malware: Advanced Persistent Threat Or Just A Threat?

Security researchers are calling Madi an example of an advanced persistent threat, but what makes an APT an APT?

Jul 19, 2012
By Brian Prince

Earlier this week, security researchers at Kaspersky Lab and Seculert reported the presence of a cyber-espionage tool known as Madi (also spelled Mahdi). The malware was quickly added to a growing list of Trojans that fall under the umbrella of advanced persistent threats (APTs).

However, there were some things about Madi that weren't very advanced at all, raising the question about just what constitutes an APT.

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